A first-hand account of the higher dimensions of the afterlife is what William Buhlman shares in Adventures in the Afterlife. Mr. Buhlman is a recognized expert on out-of-body (OBE) and near-death experiences (NDE). Like Robert Monroe, he discovered how to initiate OBEs at will and explore the higher dimensions. When faced with his own mortality in the form of cancer, he turned his OBE experiences to the subject of the afterlife.AN AFTERLIFE OVERVIEWIn Mr. Buhlman’s previous book, Adventures Beyond the Body, he describes his discovery of how to induce an OBE and his initial explorations of the nonphysical dimensions. He even provides some suggestions on how to achieve that state yourself.In Adventures in the Afterlife, Mr. Buhlman weaves his experiences into a narrative description of the look and functioning of the afterlife. He does this in Part One (ACCELERATED EVOLUTION) through telling a fiction about a man, Frank Brooks, who dies of throat cancer.Frank’s first taste of the afterlife is in a “heaven” modeled after the traditional religion he followed in his physical life. It is a place of “red-brick, colonial-style houses, each with a white picket fence and slate stones leading to a covered front porch.” His deceased mother lives in one of these houses and he reunites with her. They live in this place together, among like-minded people, attending church services and bible studies.This heaven is a pleasing place for Frank until questions build in him that those around him can’t answer. He finally strikes out on his own to explore the wider reaches of “heaven.”What he finds is higher dimensions and teachers who guide him in exploring them. This exploration includes schools where he learns how the universe really works and how to progress spiritually. Frank throws himself into this education, finding in it a greater, more fulfilling perspective on what the universe really is and how it works.In Part Two (PREPARE FOR YOUR ADVENTURE), Mr. Buhlman expounds upon the material he presented fictionally in Part One. This includes the power of directed concentration and meditation, the importance of nonattachment, states of mind in the afterlife, and the nature of the “heavens” people find after death.Much of Part Two describes methods for developing our spiritual awareness to better live in this life and prepare for the next. Mr. Buhlman emphasizes developing your creative ability, observing your thoughts, and losing attachments through meditation.Part Two contains a chapter on “Questions and Answers” concerning OBEs and the afterlife. The book concludes with a glossary and a few diagrams that should help readers new to this material to better visualize it all.BASED ON MR. BUHLMAN’S BRUSH WITH CANCERThe fiction in Part One is based on Mr. Buhlman’s struggle with cancer in 2011. He recovered, but used the experience as the foundation for his story of Frank Brooks, who dies and subsequently experiences the afterlife. That Frank’s story is based on Mr. Buhlman’s comes from the book blurbs and the Bio Page on Mr. Buhlman’s website. This isn’t noted in this book’s text. That’s probably good, as I take it the story is meant to illustrate points about OBEs and the afterlife rather than about Mr. Buhlman (who speaks about his bout with cancer in Monroe Institute videos).There are a number of important and uplifting points stressed in Adventures in the Afterlife. These include our nature as multidimensional beings, what death really is, the importance of realizing our creative abilities, and the thought-responsive nature of the higher dimensions.ILLUSTRATIVE STORY AND DIAGRAMSTo begin with, I was dubious about Mr. Buhlman using the device of a fiction to introduce the material in this book. He begins the story without preamble or commentary. On retrospect, though, I think it was a good choice, especially for readers not used to this subject. The story provides an illustrative reference for the book’s second part.I have read many books and articles on OBEs, NDEs, religion and spirituality. I think this book provides a really good distilling of all this material. How close to the truth it is, I can’t say. I suspect, however, that it is pretty close.I liked, very much, the “Techniques for Change” presented in Chapter Six, especially the guided meditations. The points he makes here are similar to some I’ve run across elsewhere and have found helpful.The “Questions and Comments” in Chapter Nine present the “bottom line” for all that’s come before—in this book and others on the subject. This is “the chase” that the rest of the book leads to.I especially liked the last section of Diagrams. These are four illustrations depicting the concepts presented in the rest of the book. Along with the beginning fiction, they provide a foundation the reader’s thinking about the transdimensional realms of the universe.MAKES SENSE OF A PARANORMAL SUBJECTThis book is as clear a description of the way the universe is constructed and works, based on peoples’ experiences with the spiritual dimensions, that I have seen. I have been reading this kind of material for a long time and Adventures in the Afterlife, to me, makes the best sense of it all.